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Solar-Powered Cars Race Across Australian Outback – with Fins to Also Harness the Wind

The Dutch team Brunel Solar won the 2,000-mile World Solar Challenge with Nuna 13, completing the race in 34 hours despite 20% less sunlight during winter.

At the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, innovators and motorsport experts competed to race solar-powered cars 2,000 miles across the Australian Outback. Reminiscent of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, when Interwar Period engineers tried to balance speed, maneuverability, and durability with wild designs, some of which eventually became road-standard, the World Solar Challenge hopes to […] The post Solar-Powered Cars Race Across Australian Outback – w…

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Students from Delft University of Technology won the World Solar Challenge in Australia for the eighth time. The Solar Team Twente finished second in the solar car race. A team from KU Leuven came third. The Brunel Solar Team from Delft had already started the final day as the leader, but the final stage was still nerve-wracking, according to the team. The student teams' cars need sunlight, but in southern Australia—where the race is held biannu…

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The Innoptus Solar Team from KU Leuven finished third at the World Solar Car Racing Championship in Australia on Thursday.

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De Tijd broke the news in Belgium on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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